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Xenostephanus chiottii
Taxonomy
Xenostephanus chiottii was named by Simpson et al. (1962). Its type specimen is AMNH 45947, a partial skull (partial skull and jaws with right C, P1-4, M1-2, left C, P1-4, M2-3; right c, p1-4, m1-3; left c, p1-4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Divisadero Largo, which is in a Divisaderan terrestrial horizon in the Divisadero Largo Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Xenostephanus, Xenostephanus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1962 | Xenostephanus chiottii Simpson et al. p. 266 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Xenostephanus chiottii Simpson et al. 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Divisaderan or 42.00000 to 36.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Divisaderan | Argentina (Mendoza) | Xenostephanus chiottii (type locality: 92669) |